With the number of emails, texts, and other electronic data in the workplace today, not knowing your company’s litigation preservation duties or not having proper procedures in place to meet those responsibilities may later lead to court sanctions such as fines or the loss of a lawsuit. The law prohibits the destruction of potentially relevant
In Tyson Foods, Inc. v. Bouaphakeo, the U.S. Supreme Court held that statistical or representative evidence could be used by a class of employees to prove liability for an employer’s failure to pay them for donning and doffing protective gear in violation of
As has been the case since 2009, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission again reported that retaliation remained the most frequently filed discrimination charge in fiscal year 2015. With the continued upward trend of these claims, the EEOC has issued new proposed guidance which broadly
The Zika Virus, an illness transmitted primarily by mosquitoes and also, less frequently, through blood transfusions and sexual contact has certainly been in the news recently. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) has issued travel warnings alerting people to the risk of
Seven years after the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act was signed into law, the Obama Administration has announced additional steps to address the gender pay gap in this country. Specifically, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has proposed changes to the Employer
David Letterman is retired, but the end of every year brings a new, or not so new, top 10 list of wage and hour violations. The list is prepared by the NH Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division, which dutifully keeps track of the various infractions committed by employers. Large and small employers alike
Employer-sponsored wellness programs are a popular tool to incentivize healthy living and maintain an active, engaged workforce. But such programs can present legal risks to employers and must be specifically tailored to avoid running afoul of certain employment laws. One such law
During a speech in Newark New Jersey, President Obama announced executive action aimed at “banning the box” in federal hiring. This is the latest step in a national trend toward delaying inquiries into a job applicant’s criminal history until later in
You have probably heard that effective July 1, 2015, Massachusetts enacted a new sick time law. There has been much discussion about its impact on companies located in Massachusetts. However, one aspect that has been overlooked is its impact on out-of-state businesses which have employees in Massachusetts. Any company with employees performing work in
